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Mar 18, 2021

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NASA conducts a hot fire test March 18, 2021, of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System rocket on the...

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Mar 18, 2021

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NASA conducts a hot fire test March 18, 2021, of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System rocket on the...

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Mar 18, 2021

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NASA conducts a hot fire test March 18, 2021, of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System rocket on the...

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NASA image: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The L-1011 carrier aircraft is ready for flight after undergoing a Combined Systems Test, an integrated test involving the Pegasus launch vehicle, SciSat-1 spacecraft and L-1011 aircraft. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.
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Aug 9, 2003

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The L-1011 carrier aircraft is ready for flight after undergoing a Combined Systems Test, an integrated test involving the Pegasus launch vehicle, SciSat-1 spacecraft and L-1011 aircraft. The SciSat-1 weighs approximately 330 pounds and after launch will be placed in a 400-mile-high polar orbit to investigate processes that control the distribution of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The data from the satellite will provide Canadian and international scientists with improved measurements relating to global ozone processes and help policymakers assess existing environmental policy and develop protective measures for improving the health of our atmosphere, preventing further ozone depletion. The mission is designed to last two years.

NASA image: Research Technology
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Apr 15, 2004

Research Technology

Pictured is an artist's concept of the Rocket Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) launch. The RBCC's overall objective is to...

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NASA image: Research Technology
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Apr 15, 2004

Research Technology

Pictured is an artist's concept of the Rocket Based Combined Cycle (RBCC) launch. The RBCC's overall objective is to...

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NASA image: SSC20210116_GR9027
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Jan 15, 2021

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Propellant barges are docked at the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi,...

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NASA image: KSC-81PC0425
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Apr 14, 1981

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DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, CALIF. - Orbiter Columbia "flares out" for a landing at Rogers dry lake Runway 23,...

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NASA image: KSC-81PC-0426
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Apr 14, 1981

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DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, CALIF. - Columbia returns to Earth after completing the first full test of the Space...

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NASA image: RS-25 Engine Test - 2016-07-29 - 4K Full Duration
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Jul 29, 2016

RS-25 Engine Test - 2016-07-29 - 4K Full Duration

NASA conducts a successful developmental test of RS-25 engine No. 0528 on the A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space...

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NASA image: SSC20210116_GR9198
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Jan 16, 2021

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Outgoing NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine peers at the B-2 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis,...

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NASA image: KSC-79pc-0273
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Apr 29, 1979

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - John H. Young is the commander for the STS-1 mission of the Space Shuttle Orbiter...

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NASA image: KSC-79pc-0272
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Apr 29, 1979

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Robert L. Crippen, Pilot for the STS-1 mission of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia....

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NASA image: KSC-81PC-0416
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Apr 12, 1981

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Thousands of Space Center guests line the NASA Causeway awaiting the first launch of...

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NASA image: Hot Fire Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage
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Jan 16, 2021

Hot Fire Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage

Host Leigh D’Angelo (left) talks with NASA Space Launch System core stage engineer Alex Cagnola from Michoud...

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NASA image: B-Roll: NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility assemble main structures of NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket’s Core stage
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Dec 6, 2019

B-Roll: NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility assemble main structures of NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket’s Core stage

This video shows how teams at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans fully assembled the main structures of...

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NASA image: KSC-79pc-0242
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Mar 10, 1979

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This is the official insignia for the first Space Shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1)....

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NASA image: IPD 100% Power Test
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Jul 12, 2006

IPD 100% Power Test

The Integrated Powerhead Demonstration engine was fired at 100 percent power for the first time July 12, 2006 at...

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May 9, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the CloudSat...

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NASA image: EC97-44354-1
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Dec 16, 1997

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The F-16XL #1 (NASA 849) takes off for the first flight of the Digital Flight Control System (DFCS) on December 16,...

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NASA image: Construction of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2
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Jan 23, 1951

Construction of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2

Construction of the Propulsion Systems Laboratory No. 1 and 2 at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...

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NASA image: Space Launch System Liquid Hydrogen Tank Test (Dec 5, 2019)
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Dec 5, 2019

Space Launch System Liquid Hydrogen Tank Test (Dec 5, 2019)

Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama tested NASA's Space Launch System liquid...

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NASA image: SSC20210116_GR0080
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Jan 15, 2021

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A rainbow appears as the steam cloud dissipates following the Green Run hot fire test of the core stage for NASA’s...

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NASA image: SSC20210116_GR0061
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Jan 16, 2021

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Jennifer Boland-Masterson, director of Boeing Operations at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, talks...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. - The L-1011 carrier aircraft is ready for flight after undergoing a Combined...

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